stranglehold
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Teardowns of drones recovered in Ukraine hint at the extent of China’s stranglehold on production.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Look at the stranglehold ridesharing apps have on hailing a cab.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
It also placed a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that serves as a critical shipping route through which a fifth of the world's energy shipments usually transits.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
But Iran also has a say given its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, she added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
He had new ideas about how to break the stranglehold of slavery and refused to give up his guns.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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